{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: {
  options.snowflake.workstation = {
    enable = lib.mkEnableOption "enable workstation mode";
    isDevMachine = lib.mkEnableOption "packages for coding development";
    isOfficeMachine = lib.mkEnableOption "packages for doc processing";
    isGamingMachine = lib.mkEnableOption "packages for gaming";
  };

  config = lib.mkIf config.snowflake.workstation.enable {
    programs.zsh.enable = true;

    # base packages required everywhere
    environment = {
      shells = with pkgs; [ bash zsh fish ];
      systemPackages = with pkgs; [
        # text editor
        nano # fallback in case neovim fails
        emacs # for orgmode
      ];
    };

    programs.gnupg.agent = {
      enable = true;
      enableSSHSupport = false;
      pinentryPackage = pkgs.pinentry-curses;
    };
  };
}